Autumn Break: Mistaking Customers for Employees, Forgetting Previous Introductions, Washing Dishes Before Returning, and More

Were You Raised By Wolves?

Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema

Society & Culture, Education, Relationships, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Self-improvement

4.7 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Etiquette, manners, and beyond! This week, Nick and Leah are enjoying a well-deserved break, but they'll be back next week with an all-new episode. In the meantime, here's one of their favorite episodes from the archives in which they answer listener questions about mistaking customers for store employees, forgetting you've been introduced before, washing dishes before returning them, and much more. Please follow us! (We'd send you a hand-written thank you note if we could.) Have a question for us? Call or text (267) CALL-RBW or visit ask.wyrbw.com QUESTIONS FROM THE WILDERNESS: What do I do about strangers in stores mistakenly thinking I'm an employee and asking for help? What do I do about a parent who asked me to sign a pre-written recommendation letter for her daughter? What's the best way to follow-up with non-responders to an electronic dinner party invitation? Do I have to accommodate a vegan guest who is not always vegan? How do I deal with someone who always forgets we've been introduced before? Should you wash a dish before returning it? THINGS MENTIONED DURING THE SHOW Best Buy Uniform Prank (Improv Everywhere) YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO... Support our show through Patreon Subscribe and rate us 5 stars on Apple Podcasts Call, text, or email us your questions Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Visit our official website Sign up for our newsletter Buy some fabulous official merchandise CREDITS Hosts: Nick Leighton & Leah Bonnema Producer & Editor: Nick Leighton Theme Music: Rob Paravonian TRANSCRIPT Episode 125 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey there, it's Nick.
0:01.0	And it's Leah.
0:01.9	A real quick thing before we get going, would you please follow our show in whatever app you're
0:06.2	using to listen to us right now?
0:08.3	Yeah, you don't even have to listen.
0:09.5	You could just hit follow and it would really mean a lot to us.
0:12.2	Yeah, there's probably like a follow button or maybe there's a bell or a plus sign.
0:16.8	Like there's some symbol somewhere and then you'll get notified whenever we have a new episode.
0:21.4	We would so appreciate it. We really would. It makes a huge difference for our show. So please do that.
0:25.9	Thank you so much. And now let's start the show. Let's get in it. Hey there, it's Nick. And it's Leah.
0:30.8	Real quick thing before we get going, we are on a break this week. We're taking a quick break this week to Amb up for the holiday episodes.
0:39.0	But we wouldn't leave you empty hand.
0:40.8	No.
0:41.5	So we found the perfect episode from the archives just for you.
0:44.8	This episode came out before we had etiquettecrime.com.
0:48.2	That's true.
0:48.8	Because I feel like one of these, possibly two, could have been on an etiquettecrime.com.
0:54.3	Oh, yeah. One of them is about a recommendation letter.
0:58.0	Really makes your hair stand up on it. Yeah, I mean, total adequate crime.
1:01.4	And then also somebody getting mistaken for somebody and then yelled at.
1:05.2	Yeah, I always like when people double down. That's my favorite.
1:07.7	It really is your favorite. Not only am I going to be rude, I'm going to be wrong and rude. That's Nick's my favorite. It's really is your favorite. Not only am I going to be rude,
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